Jake Paul vs. Julio César Chávez Jr. was a cruiserweight professional boxing match between YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul and former WBC middleweight world champion Julio César Chávez Jr. The bout took place on June 28, 2025, at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. Paul defeated Chávez Jr. via unanimous decision.
Background
On April 18, 2025, Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) announced that Jake Paul would face former WBC middleweight world champion Julio César Chávez Jr in a 10-round professional cruiserweight bout scheduled for June 28, 2025, at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California, with the fight broadcast on DAZN pay-per-view, a matchup that drew attention due to Paul facing a former world champion and Chávez Jr. competing at cruiserweight in the latter stage of his career, where Paul defeated Chávez Jr by unanimous decision after ten rounds. The fight set the record for the highest boxing gate ever at the Honda Center.
Fight card Weight Classvs.MethodRoundMinNotesMain Card (MVP)CruiserweightJake Pauldef.Julio César Chávez Jr.103:00CruiserweightGilberto Ramirez (c)def.Yuniel Dorticos123:00LightweightFloyd Schofielddef.Tevin Farmer1/101:18WelterweightJulian Rodriguezdef.Avious Griffin10/102:55WelterweightRaúl Curieldef.Victor Ezequiel Rodriguez4/102:09Preliminary Card (MVP YouTube channel)Super featherweightRené Alvaradodef.Victor Morales Jr.102:00LightweightHolly Holmdef.Yolanda Vega102:00Super BantamweightJohn Ramirezdef.Josue Morales83:00FeatherweightAlexander Guechedef.Vincent Avina83:00WelterweightJoel Iriatedef.Kevin Johnson83:00HeavyweightJoshua Edwardsdef.Dominicc Hardy1/61:03
The scorecard
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References
https://www.espn.co.uk/boxing/story/_/id/45588994/jake-paul-vs-julio-cesar-chavez-jr-live-updates-results-analysis https://www.mmaweekly.com/news/jake-paul-defeats-julio-cesar-chavez-jr-in-one-sided-decision https://talksport.com/boxing/3936120/julio-cesar-chavez-jr-jake-paul-bail/
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